An in-person community gathering to learn more about and take action opposing the offshore drilling in our region. Location will be revealed upon registration at bit.ly/slo-actionsocial

The Proposed Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Plan released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) threatens California’s coastal communities, economies, beaches, surf breaks, fishing industry, and marine ecosystems.

Oil spills have the potential to damage entire ecosystems and economies. Since 1969, there have been at least 44 large oil spills (over 10,000 barrels of oil each) in our nation’s marine waterways. Offshore oil drilling in California would be preceded by seismic airgun blasting, a way of mapping where oil deposits are located. The noise from this activity can injure or kill fish eggs, larvae, and marine life, and impair the hearing of marine mammals such as whales and dolphins. In addition, seismic blasting has been implicated in whale beaching and stranding incidents.